Did you know? The State of New York has been found in violation of its own Constitution in 2006.  The Court of Appeals found that the State was not providing a sound, basic education to students in high needs districts. · Schenectady City School District receives only 55% of school aid based on the Foundation Formula. ·If Schenectady receives 82%, the median level of funding, school taxes would decrease by one third. Benefits of receiving our fair share of funding: ·     Increase in school attendance and decrease in dropouts rate ·     Decrease in juvenile delinquency (crime). ·     Better standard with more teachers, smaller classroom size ·     Decrease in illiteracy rate ·     Reduction of school taxes for homeowners ·     Affordable housing for renters ·     Safer community ·     Fewer evictions and property foreclosures and more………